Should questions dealing with how to speed up a process be on topic?

Question

There are several examples thus far dealing with how to speed up a process. They provide a solution in the question itself but are asking about how to quicken this solution. They include

• https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/questions/1593/whats-the-fastest-way-to-ferment-juice

• How can I dry my hair more quickly?

• Fastest way to boil water?

To me, these questions seem to be off topic because they're not looking to solve a problem, they're looking to quicken the process that solves the problem.

What do you think? Should these types of questions be on topic?

Answer 1

Yes

Providing the asker includes exactly what they are doing now, and otherwise fits into our new scope.

I would consider "a better mousetrap" ^[1] to be "looking for an alternative to a product or solution that they have tried" ^[2].